Discography

Lela de Permet

famille Lela de Permet 
1992
Label Bleu
Polyphonies vocales et instrumentales d'Albanie 

Tracks:

1. N'Penxherene e Zotris Sate
2. C'u ngrita me nate
3. Beratce Korçarce
4. Kaba Myzeqare
5. C'ke moj Tambura qe s'bie
6. Leskoviqare
7. Mora Perpjete Çarshine
8. Beratçe Çamçe
9. Kaba "C'u Keput Nje kembe mali"
10. Kaba "E qara e Meremkes"
11. Laberishte

Eda Zari descended from the musician dynasty Lela de Permet, one of the most famous and representative assemble of traditional Albanian folklore.
The music you can listen on this side gives you a first impression of the music of this most famous albanian family of musicans. This ensemble performs in the older styles and plays even older songs from South- and Middle-Albania. Since the last centuries they are the keeper and interpreter of this traditional music. Due to a lot of tours they are also well known in other countries, also outside of Europa.

The CD 'Famille Lela de Permet' is produced in France in 1992. The program of the CD consists of very old melodies which they totally respected and still made their own. Their contribution keeping this music still alive is truely noteworthy.

Remzi Lela, clarinetist and the leader of the ensemble.
The tunes are classic and exellent vehicles for the clarinet mastery and lyricism of Remzi Lela, whose incredibile talents were taken away from us in Tirana, Dec.1995. He had a fantastic grasp of solo construction and timbral contrast. His tune is often burstig and raspy, but then it becomes puply or even sheer.His vibrato gets out of hand-too bleating,and ultimately corny. In most cases, it is effectively tearful, (by ballads and Kabas) joyful, droopy, slow and peaceful.

The Albanian traditional music is based on a old kind of polyphonie. Similar kinds of music you can find in Bulgaria and Istria. The most common kind of the albanian polyphonie consists of 3 singers, starting with the first singer, followed by the second. At this time all the other singers are starting to sing a 'Bordun-Tune', a constant tune to accomponay the melody. All the musicians are sitting in a circle.

Musical instruments are played in a simliar way. Instead of the both solistic voices the clarinet and the violin will be used. The Lute is used to perform the 'Bordun-Tune'. Sometimes also the Accordion is played as an additional instrument. The clarinet starts first, second is the violin. Lute and percussion accompanies the violin and the clarinet.

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